The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and other civil society organisations, yesterday insisted that the federal government must end further oil exploration in Ogoni land. They noted that oil exploration in the Niger Delta particularly in Ogoni has done more harm than good, adding that the recent appearance of black soot in Port Harcourt was one of the harmful effects of oil exploration in the region. Ogoni Solidarity Forum (OSF)… Read more

•Fault Senate's rejection of anti-corruption agency's boss •President may step into row Members of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption (PACAC) have faulted Senate's rejection of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu. They have also canvassed President Muhammadu Buhari's retention of Magu as the boss of EFCC in the light of the provision of Section 171 of the 1999 Constitution. A source in the Presidency also assured our correspondent last night that… Read more

Does Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) lack basic amenities as claimed by some patients? No, says its Chief Medical Director (CMD) Prof Wale Oke in this interview with OYEYEMI GBENGA-MUSTAPHA. Patients complain of disgusting services at LASUTH. Their complaints range from lack of vintage services at the laboratory and pharmacy to lack of bed space, why is that? The Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, visited the hospital recently during the launch of the helipad. He toured the hospital and the… Read more

Speakers at the fourth annual Gani Fawehinmi Lecture yesterday said Nigeria has not made any meaningful headway, despite staying together in 100 years of nationhood. They also said nothing has changed since the death of Chief Gani Fawehinmi, a frontline lawyer, who died in the struggle for the emancipation of the poor and the oppressed. Various speakers noted that a National Conference should be convoked soon so that Nigeria can make progress. They said it is at the round-table the… Read more

The House of Representatives yesterday stuck to its guns on its resolution that the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Arunma Oteh, should be sacked. This is coming three days after President Goodluck Jonathan expressed dissatisfaction at the non-inclusion of the appropriation for SEC in the 2013 budget. The resolution of the House followed the passage of a motion of urgent importance raised by Garba Datti, who flayed what he called “blatant disregard of the resolutions of… Read more

More witnesses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in last October’s governorship election, Mr. Olusola Oke, yesterday appeared before the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, the state capital. Idowu Isiaka from Arigidi Akoko said the PDP initially won her polling unit, but it was rigged in favour of the Labour Party (LP). She said she was forced to sign the result after it was changed. Deborah Oyedemi from Ile Oluji, a trader, identified her statement and… Read more

The Venezuelan FA has insisted on having a full compliment of Nigeria's foreign based players for its November 14 International Friendly in Miami, U.S.A. This is based on its agreement with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) during discussions. "Those were part of the terms reached by both parties that our foreign based players must play since they assured us of fielding their top players," said SportingLife’s source. They believe the presence of Chelsea of England midfielder, John Mikel, CSKA Moscow’s… Read more